Emily Procter Welcomes Daughter Pippa

The CSI: Miami star, 42, welcomed daughter Pippa in early December, she tells TV Guide. This is the first child for Procter and boyfriend Paul Bryan.

She returned to set this Wednesday, just in time for costar Adam Rodriguez‘s directing debut.

“I wouldn’t have missed it,” Procter says. “In a way it fits that my first day back is Adam’s first time directing because I felt like he genuinely wanted me to have a healthy baby. He wanted me to be happy, and I wish the same for him. I think that’s what you get after nine years together. It’s that genuine want for each other to be happy.”

The actress will be written out of the show for one week, returning with the March 13 episode.

I kinda like it, as my nickname from an old friend of mine is Pippi (after Pippi Longstocking). A nickname for Pippa could be Pip, maybe…

I’ve been waiting on this news for a while. They were able to keep it quiet for some time. Good for them! :)

CelebBabyLover
on January 22nd, 2011

I meant to say earlier that I’ve heard the name Pippa exactly once before: A girl I went to high school with had that name! It’s unique, but I like it. :)

poppykai
on January 22nd, 2011

We were deciding between Pippa or Poppy for our daugther, but went with Poppy. Pippa is short for the name Philippa, which is the female version of Phillip(my Dad’s name). It is a much more common name in western Europe than in the U.S. I get many strange looks from Americans for naming my daughter Poppy (I won’t even go into her middle name), but in Ireland and England, there is not a bother about my daughter’s name. Every country has its own common names. I think it is lovely and I am sure the baby will be very loved and beautiful. Congrats to Emily!!!

Martina
on January 22nd, 2011

Congratulations to Emily Procter and her family, I’m a big fan of her acting. I love the name in English, however I got a good laugh when I read it. Here in Sweden the word pippa means f***ing. So as much as I love Emily Procter and I like the name, I certainly hope little Pippa never visits Sweden because she’ll probably get weird looks when telling people her name.

Tess
on January 22nd, 2011

Georgina – it’s not just your computer. New posts will come up after four old posts. It’s quite bizarre.

B.R
on January 23rd, 2011

Georgina like Tess said this site is just odd when it comes to time stamps not sure why. Congratulations to the new mom and dad. I love the name and hope that everyone is health and happy and enjoying the new addition. I for one can not wait to see pictures of this baby, something tells me that the two of them would make really pretty babies.

JM
on January 23rd, 2011

i’ve heard of several Pippa’s in my time. never really liked it much, it has a bit of a posh connotation.
could be worse though.

congrats to the family i hope everyone is happy and healthy.

vitoriapinto
on January 23rd, 2011

Congrats to Emily and Paul. Sice december, I was visiting this website to see something about Emily’s baby, but I didn’t see. Loved the name Pippa. It’s very unusual, but very nice!

Congrats, you guys!

Joanna
on January 23rd, 2011

Like all the comments above mine I’ve been waiting for quite some time to hear news of Emily’s baby. I hope both mother and daughter are doing well. The name is a bit unusual and I must say I got a good laugh out of the name as well since in Polish it means p**sy. LOL But I like the name.